English Explanatory Dictionary

Dyson-Harrop satellite

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A type of power satellite that derives energy from stellar wind through betavoltaics, by capturing free electrons (beta particles) in the wind; instead of through sunlight and photovolatics.

Word forms

Dyson-Harrop satellite Dyson-Harrop satellites

Etymology

From Dyson + Harrop + satellite. Coined by Brooks Harrop in 2010. From Freeman Dyson, who proposed the Dyson sphere; and Brooks Harrop, who proposed this power satellite design as the basis of the elements of the Dyson swarm.

Related words

Dyson Dyson satellite Harrop satellite
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